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2023-05-20 14:39:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A37B38A4AFA0C383935D78F7F26D25B6499FBBC4EE176FD1A4222554EAEAE6C
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The government has defaulted four times. - 1862 following massive money-printing to fund the Civil War - 1933 defaulting on bonds - 1968 refusing to redeem silver certificates - 1971 breaking Bretton Woods commitment to redeem gold certificates held by foreign governments https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/575722-the-us-has-never-defaulted-on-its-debt-except-the-four-times-it-did/
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